Training and Development

 

Research the databases in the CSU Online Library, and locate an article for a critique that covers effective training delivery methods for adult learners. The article must be at least four pages in length and published within the last 7 years. Be sure to cover the topics below in your critique.

• Identify and explain the author’s main ideas. Begin your critique of the article with an introduction that defines the subject of your critique and your point of view. 
• Based on the research in your chosen article, what is the one factor that has a direct and positive impact on knowledge retention, and why? 
• Describe the three-step process for training adaptation and delivery. Does the author cover this process in your article? If not, do you think the author’s method would benefit from including this process? Explain your rationale.
• What is the importance of employee-driven content?
• To appeal to adult learners, what do delivery methods need to include, and why?

Your article critique must be at least two pages in length and use at least two outside sources, one of which must be the article you are critiquing. Adhere to APA style when constructing this assignment, and use in-text citations and references for all sources that are used. Please note that no abstract is needed.